From the first meeting in December 1960 to the Good Time Silent Auction a week or so ago the Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society has been going strong for 50 years. Pictures and stories about the members and events of the society will be highlighted. Dick is the Assistant Dean for Finance and Facilities and Curator of the History of Pharmacy Museum at the College of Pharmacy at The University of Arizona. He has been associated with the College for 48 years receiving BS and MS degrees and has published research on the chemistry of plants with potential anti-cancer agents.

For the last 30+ years his focus has been on finance and facilities. Dick and his wife Pat are long time members of the Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society, joining in 1970. Dick currently serves as president. He has co-chaired all the Sonoran conferences and is one of the founders of the Tucson Society's Plant Rescue program, which has saved over 46,000 cacti & succulents from destruction due to large-scale land development. Dick has been a member of the CSSA since 1975 and coordinated the 1977 convention in Tucson, was host President for the 1995 Tucson Convention and Program Chairman for the 2001 Los Angeles Convention. He is a grower and collector of all things cacti and succulent. Please join us for a look at 50 memorable years.